The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1887-04-08

itt responded that in I4eavenworth the
saloon keepers had lawyer better than
any in Sioux City, and l said: eff you
know any such lawyer we'd better
get him." That is the way the meet
ing happened to be called.
On cross examination his general de-
nial of every material point connected
with the organization brought out
LAUGHTER FROM TIE AUDIENCE.
Julius Burton: Lived in fire engine
house last August; was not a member
of the fire company; the engine house
is half block south of the Columbia
house, on the west side of Water
street; was IN engine house,
up stairs, the evening of August 3D.:
when the shot was fired was looking
out of window; saw the man that fired
the shot; he was in front of the other,
about foot away; after firing he ran
north on Water street; before firing he
came from the Columbia house corner,
in the rear of Rev. Haddock; could see
him run north on Water street as far
as the blacksmith shop near the side
walk.
On cross examination he said he had
run a saloon in Leavenwolth, Kan;
worked now at Standard Theater, the
same which Leavitt used to run; one
of the lawyers for the defense told him
not to talk to the lawyers for the state;
had been to office of one of the lawyers
for the defense several times; saw the
flash of the pistol; saw one man stand
ing behind another near the crossing;
shot was fired one or two seconds
after turned around facing the Win
dow.
Charles Schmidt said: l boarded at
the Columbia house on night of the
murder; was in the bar room the night
of the murder; | heard the shot fired
while l was playing cards; was close to
the window; Charles Eberhart and
Others were playing; when heard the
shot l jumped up and looked out of the
window; saw one man
sTAGGER AND FALL
and the two men ran away; they both
ran north; could not see them after
they reached the blacksmith shop.
The man that ran north had on light
hat and rubber coat; am well acquaint-
ed with John Arensdorf; neither of
the men that ran away was ohm Arens-
dorf; soon after the shot l went out
side and over to where Haddock was
shot and stood there till the body was
taken away; saw John Arensdorf
there; he came from the east along the
south side of Fourth street; it was
about fifteen minutes after the shoot
ing; he stopped there; 3 large crowd
was present; went with him west as
far as the Columbia house; don't know
what became Of him; vent into the
Columbia house.
On cross examination witness said
the window out of which he looked
had wooden screens; had to stand up to
look over them; Haddock had half fell
when saw him out in the middle of
the crossing; the men picked him up
and dragged him to the sidewalk, the
two men were running when Il first
looked out; they We're about seven feet
northeast of Haddock when l first saw
them; they we're running fast and
ohnut fiva fnat onart
J.W.Taylor. cook at the Shepherd sa-
loon on the Sd of August. swore to
having prepared a meal for Arensdorf
and a friend on that night between $50
and 10 o'clock.
SIOUX CITY, April 5.-The defense is
sending in evidence Of very positive
character in the Arensdorf trial today,
and it is startling if true, and very bold
if false.
John Diedrick, who boards at the
Milwaukee house, kept by Paul Leader,
one of the defendants, swears point
blank that Bismarck was not at the
scene of the murder at all. He was
with him when the shot was fired two
blocks away.
Swan Anderson testilies that he was
west of the brewery about 200 feet when
the shot was fired and could see no one
run in the direction of the brewery
from across the bridge.
| j. c. Peterson swore he saw the
shooting the man who did it wore a
long rubber coat, a straw hat and ran
north up Water street. This same wit
ness was brought from lis home in
Norfolk last November by Marshal
Stanley, and then stated that the man
who fired the shot was heavy set
man, and after shooting ran across the
bridge to the brewery, accompanied by
anNther man. His testimony this
morning was complete surprise to thu
state and they were not in a position
to cross examine the witness. The,
asked for All adjournment till afte
dinner, and court adjourned until
o'clock.
The afternoon was consumed by tn
cross examination of J. z. Peterson, il
which he has so many contradiction
that the weight of his evidence is YER
badly broken. He has made and sworl
TO several statements concerning hi
knowledge of the case at differen
times since it occurred, and in cour
today denied making each one as the
were exhibited to him; then he admit
ted signing them, but claimed he wa
forced to do SO, and that he did nc